Roberts County | |
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Coordinates: 45°37′N 96°57′W / 45.62°N 96.95°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
Founded | March 8, 1883 (organized)[1] August 6, 1883 (organized) |
Named for | S. G. Roberts |
Seat | Sisseton |
Largest city | Sisseton |
Area | |
• Total | 1,136 sq mi (2,940 km2) |
• Land | 1,101 sq mi (2,850 km2) |
• Water | 35 sq mi (90 km2) 3.1% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,280 |
• Estimate (2023) | 10,206 |
• Density | 9.0/sq mi (3.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | At-large |
Website | roberts |
Roberts County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,280.[2] Its county seat is Sisseton.[3] The county was named either for S. G. Roberts of Fargo, North Dakota, or for Solomon Robar, an early local French fur trader.[1] It was created on March 8, 1883, and fully organized by August 6 of that year. Its boundary was altered once, in 1885.[4]